The national teachers’ union has criticised a Coalition election pitch to build a dozen technical colleges so teens can learn trades skills — but it has won support from the building and construction industry.
Bethany Hiatt
A $100 million boost for Perth’s treasured Scitech Discovery Centre has been described as an investment in WA’s future as well as a vital step towards becoming self-sufficient as a nation.
Sarah Steger
Peter Dutton has vowed $260m in an attempt to boost the number of high school students taking up trades, pledging at least one new technical college in each state.
Jessica Wang
A junior staffer has been blamed for a blunder in one state's year 12 exams, with the mistake triggering the sacking of an exam board.
Rachael Ward
Harvard University has lost $3.2 billion in US federal funding after the prestigious ivy league institution refused to bow to Trump administration demands.
Brad Brooks and Ismail Shakil
The mother of a six-year-old autistic boy who was locked inside a bus outside an Ellenbrook child care centre on a scorching afternoon has spoken out.
Every child in WA deserves the chance for success, not just those lucky enough to find themselves in the right classroom.
Amy Haywood
One in three students are failing to attain key benchmarks in NAPLAN numeracy tests.
Almost 200,000 international students arrived in Australia in a one-month period this year as both sides of politics pledge to cut back on migration.
Liam Beatty
Richmond has been called out for poor handling of the Noah Balta situation as the victim’s lawyer revealed his client’s thoughts on the player’s return.
News Corp Australia
Year 7 students from Georgiana Molloy Anglican School have become citizen scientists this month, jumping onboard to help critically endangered possums in the 2025 Ringtail Tally.
Craig Duncan
The Premier was confident take-up for the student assistance payments would improve the second time around, after 20 per cent of eligible families failed to lodge a claim last year.
Jessica Page
A free science fair has made its way to Bunbury primary schools, ending with an exhibit open to all families on the weekend.
Sofia Fimognari
Labor plans on making it easier for schoolchildren to visit one of Australia’s most popular tourist destinations with a multi-million dollar cash splash.
Nathan Schmidt
A burnt-out teacher forced into early retirement after years of violence from students and rising workloads has called for more security cameras and guards in schools to help teachers focus on teaching.
A distraught mother has spoken out about the scourge of school violence after her eight-year-old son was brutally bashed in a primary school playground, forcing him to spend a night in hospital in a neck brace.
Aussies are being warned to prepare for chaotic scenes as they head off for school holidays.
Alexandra Feiam
Australian business education is failing our future and it’s time we admitted it.
Mayowa Babalola
The Department of Education has written to parents after a shocking assault on a five-year-old girl in the middle of a primary school playground. WARNING: Confronting content
Demi Huang
A peak charity spent just over 10 per cent of the more than $1m given in donations and grants on research, spending big on consultants and filming instead.
Nathan Schmidt, Isabella Garrido
A woman has been hospitalised after her arm was impaled and she was left ‘dangling’ from a fence at a suburban high school.
A former MP who allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy after meeting him on a gay hook-up app will fight the charges during a trial.
Clareese Packer, Nathan Schmidt
Students and staff have been evacuated following an anonymous bomb threat made to a high school.
Emma Kirk
More children are turning up to school wearing nappies, prompting education assistants to call for kindergartens and pre-primaries to be better equipped to help them cope with the influx.
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